Kane and Bellingham air strong views in England World Cup review

England players are understood to have aired strong views about their World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina in a team meeting. Kane and Bellingham made their views clear at the review As BBC Sport reported in September, the Football Association process included canvassing the opinions of the squad – and it has emerged that took place at a 'full and frank' meeting with head coach Thomas Tuchel at the start of the September international break. BBC Sport has been told the squad feel that now they have been able to have their say, they can move on from their heartbreak in Atlanta on 15 July. And this was demonstrated in the last international break when England, after a narrow defeat by Spain in the first game, went on to win the next three matches impressively.

The ramifications of the Argentina defeat, or perhaps more pertinently, the circumstances, meant some of the squad held grievances, with those feelings lingering and even growing throughout the summer. In particular there was unhappiness about how Tuchel told them to approach the closing stages of the game after Anthony Gordon had given them a 55th-minute advantage. Enzo Fernandez struck an equaliser with five minutes left, before Lautaro Martinez headed in a stoppage-time winner. As reported by BBC Sport at the time, a number of senior